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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Whim; or, The Merry-Cheat |
| Date | 30 Mar 1741 [?] |
| Licence Application Date | 30 Mar 1741 [?] |
| First Performance Date | 17 Apr 1741 |
| Document Type | Play Prologue Epilogue |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA28 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | The manuscript states, this was 'to be performed for Mrs. Vinc[ent's?] Benefit on 17th day of April'. The application letter is addressed to Chetwynd directly. |
| Theme | Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Covent Garden Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Rich, John |
| Lord Chamberlain | FitzRoy, Charles (2nd Duke of Grafton) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Chetwynd, William |
| Deputy Examiner at time of Licence Application | Odell, Thomas |
| Genre | Ballad Opera |
| Acts | One |
| Keywords | song chorus marriage |
| Additional Information | Includes a prologue and table of songs. John Payne Collier highlights that the Prologue calls the author 'a young and inexperienced bard'. |
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